paragon
A person of preeminent qualities, who acts as a pattern or model for othersA person of preeminent qualities, who acts as a pattern or model for others.
» Tom is a paragon of honesty.
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5 sensesA person of preeminent qualities, who acts as a pattern or model for others.
In the novel, Constanza is a paragon of virtue who would never compromise her reputation.
Vorbild, Muster, Leuchtturm
образе́цobrazéc
(dated)The size of type between great primer and double pica, standardized as 20-point.
Paragon, Secunda
A flawless diamond of at least 100 carats.
(obsolete)A companion; a match; an equal.
Gegenüber, Begleiter, Gleichgesinnter
(obsolete)Comparison; competition.
Vergleich, Wettbewerb, Gegenüber
- an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept
- model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
Examples
4 sentencesTom is a paragon of honesty.
By all accounts, Fr. Mulligan was a paragon of virtue.
Tom shaved his beard off after becoming a fan of stoats, since stoats, the paragon of beauty, don't grow beards.
ruСтав поклонником горностаев, Том сбрил бороду, ведь горностаи - воплощение красоты - бород не носят. — Ooneykcall
The metallic gate to what seemed to be another universe became the paragon of postmodern Shinto.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Middle French paragon, paragone, from Old Italian paragone, from paragonareBorrowed from Middle French paragon, paragone, from Old Italian paragone, from paragonare (“to test on a touchstone”), perhaps from Ancient Greek παρακονᾶν (parakonân, “to sharpen, whet”), from παρά- (pará-) + ἀκόνη (akónē, “whetstone, sharpening stone”), from ἀκή (akḗ, “point, edge”) (from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”)).
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Forms
plural: paragonsSynonyms
20 synonyms- an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept:idolperfectionbeau ideal
- model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal:idealnonpareilsaintapotheosisnonesuchnonsuch
Word family
4 related wordsSee also
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